Premier League preview: Can Rahmatgonj MFS edge out victory against Muktijoddha SKC?

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Mon 04.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium

Both these teams have struggled so far, but a win in this vital game would certainly provide a boost. Let's hear it for Rahmatgonj MFS - Muktijoddha SKC!

Insights:
  • Rahmatgonj MFS is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Muktijoddha SKC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats

Rahmatgonj MFS's results here at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats. When Rahmatgonj MFS hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Baridhara, Rahmatgonj MFS and Swadhinata KS), they have won 1 of 2 matches! All in all it has been a very rough period for days ago.

Rahmatgonj travelled for their previous game, a trip to Baridhara that ended 1-1.

Preceding that match was the home game against Bashundhara Kings that was lost 0-2.

The Rahmatgonj MFS fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rahmatgonj MFS have conceded 19 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Muktijoddha SKC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Muktijoddha SKC so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

Muktijoddha failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Bangladesh Police (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-4.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Swadhinata KS.

Muktijoddha SKC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Muktijoddha SKC in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have battled earlier this season: Muktijoddha SKC - Rahmatgonj 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rahmatgonj MFS three wins, five draws and Muktijoddha SKC two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rahmatgonj MFSS. Nwadialu
S. Nwadialu
7 goals
Rahmatgonj MFST. Adjah
T. Adjah
5 goals
Muktijoddha SKCS. Otani
S. Otani
5 goals

Rahmatgonj MFS missing players

Muktijoddha SKC missing players

Rahmatgonj MFS Muktijoddha SKC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 2 9 17
2 1 1 Won W 1 2 3
5 3 1 Drew D 1 1 2
10 5 0 Lost L 0 6 12
19 11 4 Scored S 2 8 20
34 19 2 Conceded C 1 10 31
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 71%
59% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 65%
35% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 24%
24% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 24%
71% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 59%
12% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 12%
24% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
3.9 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.9 3.2
4.8 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.6
1.2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.6 10.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 9.1
3.4 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.3 3.9
29% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 31%
 
11.6 12.1 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.1 13
5.3 5.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.7 6.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Muktijoddha SKC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rahmatgonj MFS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rahmatgonj MFS have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Premier League
  • Rahmatgonj MFS is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bashundhara Kings 18 14 3 1 45 18 10 8 1 1 31 12 8 6 2 0 14 6 27 45
2 Abahani 18 11 5 2 39 25 9 6 2 1 19 10 9 5 3 1 20 15 14 38
3 Saif 18 10 3 5 47 30 9 4 2 3 18 14 9 6 1 2 29 16 17 33
4 Sheikh Jamal 18 9 6 3 29 20 8 5 3 0 9 4 10 4 3 3 20 16 9 33
5 Mohammedan Dhaka 18 6 8 4 27 23 9 3 4 2 16 16 9 3 4 2 11 7 4 26
6 Abahani Chittagong 18 7 5 6 33 36 9 4 1 4 18 18 9 3 4 2 15 18 -3 26
7 Bangladesh Police 17 7 4 6 23 24 9 4 2 3 14 16 8 3 2 3 9 8 -1 25
8 Sheikh Russel 18 5 6 7 24 27 10 3 3 4 14 16 8 2 3 3 10 11 -3 21
9 Baridhara 18 3 4 11 20 41 8 1 4 3 5 9 10 2 0 8 15 32 -21 13
10 Muktijoddha SKC 17 3 2 12 20 31 8 1 1 6 12 21 9 2 1 6 8 10 -11 11
11 Rahmatgonj MFS 17 2 5 10 19 34 9 1 3 5 11 19 8 1 2 5 8 15 -15 11
12 Swadhinata KS 17 2 3 12 17 34 8 0 1 7 4 17 9 2 2 5 13 17 -17 9

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The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the top level of football in this South Asian country. It was founded in 2007 as the B League, renamed Bangladesh League and then got its current name in 2012. It has 13 teams playing a season where each team play 26 fixtures to decide the final league table.